Definition of ascends

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  • ascends is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • ascends is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • ascends is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 12

Definition of ascends

  • travel up (verb)

    Examples

    1. We ascended the mountain
    2. The mountaineers slowly ascended the steep slope

    Synonyms

    1. go up
  • come up, of celestial bodies (verb)

    Examples

    1. Jupiter ascends

    Synonyms

    1. come up
    2. rise
    3. uprise
  • move to a better position in life or to a better job (verb)

    Examples

    1. She ascended from a life of poverty to one of great renown

    Synonyms

    1. move up
    2. rise
  • appear to be moving upward, as by means of tendrils (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. climb up
  • become king or queen (verb)

    Examples

    1. She ascended to the throne after the King's death
  • go along towards (a river's) source (verb)

    Examples

    1. The boat ascended the Delaware
  • go back in order of genealogical succession (verb)

    Examples

    1. Inheritance may not ascend linearly
  • slope upwards (verb)

    Examples

    1. The path ascended to the top of the hill

See definition of ascends in Merriam Webster